How do I add a (vertical) picture to show while my movie is playing?

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How do I add a (vertical) picture to show while my movie is playing?

Im currently making a movie, and I want to have a picture present in the corner of the video while the movie is playing. I enabled advanced options and tried picture-in-picture, but that not only forces ken burns effect but it makes me use a horizontal cropping frame. Is there any way to add a vertically shaped picture to be in my video?

iMovie '11, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Apr 28, 2013 2:20 PM

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Apr 29, 2013 1:15 AM in response to myugi12

myugi12 wrote:

… Is there any way to add a vertically shaped picture to be in my video?

sure, but it needs some preparation.

in a designated 'paint'-application, I recommend Pixelmator, add your portrait shot to a transparent background with 16:9 aspect ratio.

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if you don't own a picture-processor, your Macs Preview can do the trick:

open any 16:9 ratio picture in Preview
select-all (cmd-a)
erase (backspace) => a grey, empty 'nothing'
copy/paste your portrait pic => the 'magic' are the grey, transparent areas l/r
save as a png to keep transparency
add pic to iMovie Project => portrait PiP!

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